diff --git a/src-ui/messages.xlf b/src-ui/messages.xlf
index 2e2bc0289..fb2463d64 100644
--- a/src-ui/messages.xlf
+++ b/src-ui/messages.xlf
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">9</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">19</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/share-links-dropdown/share-links-dropdown.component.html</context>
@@ -3237,7 +3237,7 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">10</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">20</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/document-card-large/document-card-large.component.html</context>
@@ -4515,11 +4515,11 @@
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">6</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">16</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">17</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">27</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.html</context>
@@ -4825,6 +4825,10 @@
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.html</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">9</context>
         </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">4</context>
+        </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2827984212740060090" datatype="html">
         <source>Read more</source>
@@ -4832,6 +4836,10 @@
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.html</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">15</context>
         </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">9</context>
+        </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7940755769131903278" datatype="html">
         <source>Merge with existing permissions</source>
@@ -4903,11 +4911,18 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">88</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="941924371433275463" datatype="html">
+        <source>Global permissions define what areas of the app and API endpoints users can access.</source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">8</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8650499415827640724" datatype="html">
         <source>Type</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">5</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">15</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/system-status-dialog/system-status-dialog.component.html</context>
@@ -4918,14 +4933,14 @@
         <source>Add</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">7</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">17</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1230154438678955604" datatype="html">
         <source>Change</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">8</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">18</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6895273602775249942" datatype="html">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html
index 0a0bea5c0..f176140cd 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/permissions-select/permissions-select.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <form [formGroup]="form" [class.opacity-50]="disabled">
-  <label class="form-label">{{title}}</label>
+  <label class="form-label">
+    {{title}}
+    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-link text-muted me-auto p-0 p-md-2" title="What's this?" i18n-title type="button" [ngbPopover]="infoPopover" [autoClose]="true" container="body">
+      <i-bs name="question-circle"></i-bs>
+    </button>
+    <ng-template #infoPopover>
+      <p i18n>Global permissions define what areas of the app and API endpoints users can access.</p>
+      <a href="https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/usage/#global-permissions" target="_blank" referrerpolicy="noopener noreferrer" i18n>Read more</a>
+      <i-bs class="ms-1" width=".8em" height=".8em" name="box-arrow-up-right"></i-bs>
+    </ng-template>
+  </label>
   <ul class="list-group">
     <li class="list-group-item d-flex">
       <div class="col-3" i18n>Type</div>